Hobbit is #1 again

For the weekend of Dec. 21-23.

1.  The Hobbit - $36.7 million ($149.86) - 2 wks (WB) -56.6%
 . . . 4100 screens / $8952 per screen
2.  Jack Reacher - $15.6 - 1 wk (Par)
 . . . 3352 / $4654
3.  This Is 40 - $12.03 - 1 wk (U)
 . . . 2912 / $4132
4.  Rise of the Guardians - $5.9 ($79.69) - 5 wks (DW) -17.4%
 . . . 3031 / $1947
5.  Lincoln - $5.63 ($116.78) - 7 wks (BV) -19.9%
 . . . 2293 / $2457
6.  The Guilt Trip - $5.39 ($7.42) - 1 wk (Par)
 . . . 2431 / $2217
7.  Monsters Inc 3D - $5.04 ($6.53) - 1 wk (BV)
 . . . 2618 / $1925
8.  Skyfall - $4.7 ($279.97) - 7 wks (Sony) -28.3%
 . . . 2365 / $1987
9.  Life of Pi - $3.8 ($76.16) - 5 wks (Fox) -29.8%
 . . . 1750 / $2171
10. Twilight: Breaking Dawn 2 - $2.6 ($281.61) - 6 wks (Sum) -49.4%
 . . . 2000 / $1300

No special effects or Oscar buzz?  Mm, tough times be ahead for ya.  Jack Reacher is a low opening for a Tom Cruise pic, or maybe it's becoming more the norm, considering Rock of Ages bombed in the summer. (Though, I will insist, that's not his fault.)  This Is 40 is a low opening for a Judd Apatow movie, but Paul Rudd's never proven to be a draw.  Then there's The Guilt Trip, one of those movies that probably would have done better to open in January or September.

Opens Christmas Day
LES MISERABLES with Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.
DJANGO UNCHAINED with Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio.
PARENTAL GUIDANCE with Billy Crystal, Bette Midler and Marisa Tomei.